Himmelspach was treated and released. Smith was listed in fair condition, and Ashlin and Erin were listed in good condition at the hospital today, Thursday.

Deputies said the crash happened at about 2:45 a.m. at the intersection of Skop Road and Springbrook Road in Boyne Valley Township. Police said Himmelspach was driving a 1990 Cadillac sedan east on Skop Road when he failed to stop at the "T" intersection with Springbrook Road. The vehicle went into a deep ditch on the opposite side of Springbrook Road, went up an embankment and through a barbed wire fence before coming to rest.

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Three of the four occupants were out of the vehicle when the sheriff's deputy arrived on the scene. Smith, the front seat passenger, was trapped in his seat. He was later freed from the wreck by members of the Boyne Valley Township Fire Department.